Client Committee

David Abramson is a founding partner of and senior strategist at Alpine Macro, a global investment research firm, as well as a university lecturer in global macroeconomics and finance. For 28 years, until 2016, he worked at BCA Research Group, most recently as both head of Research and managing editor of its U.S. Investment Strategy asset allocation service. Before that, he originated and ran the firm’s Commodity and Energy Strategy service and directed the China Investment Strategy service. From 2000 to 2005, he created and managed a European institutional service. For most of the 1990s, he was managing editor of the ForexCast, BCA Research Group’s currency advisory service, and also frequently contributed to its Emerging Markets service. Previously, Mr. Abramson worked for three years in the Bank of Canada’s international department, modelling exchange rate and trade flows.

He holds an MBA and MA in international relations from the University of Chicago, as well as an MA in economics from Carleton University

Robert Beauregard is president and chief investment officer of Global Alpha Capital Management, a firm he co-founded in 2008. Global Alpha specializes in global small cap and manages over $7 billion in assets for institutional clients in the US, Canada, and Europe.

Prior to founding Global Alpha, Robert worked for 11 years managing small cap portfolios for large institutions. Prior to that, he worked for 10 years in various managerial roles in large multinational companies and consulting firms.

Robert is a graduate of the Royal Military College of Canada and has completed his MBA at McGill University. He is holder of the CPA and CFA designations.

Jérôme Bichut is senior advisor at Boyden, a global recruitment firm. He also has a consulting practice advising in corporate strategy and asset management operations. Prior to that, he ran the International Equity department of PSP investments for 16 years. He also worked for as a portfolio manager in European equities at CDPQ.

Born in France, Jérôme has a Master in Economics and Finance from Sorbonne University. He is a Chartered Financial Analyst since 1998. 

Bill is a Senior Consultant at Prime Quadrant where he advises ultra-high-net worth families and family offices on their investment policies, portfolio construction and asset selection. He has over 30 years of experience in investment counseling, manager selection, and portfolio management in both public and private markets.

Prior to joining Prime Quadrant, Bill was the CIO and CXO at Portfolio HiWay. He previously co-founded Patrimonica Asset Management Inc., the investment unit of a multi-family office based in Montreal where he was the President and CIO. Earlier in his career, Bill was a Vice-President, Portfolio Manager, successively at TAL Private Management Inc.and McLean Budden Ltd., providing advice and managing portfolios for wealthy families, foundations, and endowments.

Bill holds a BComm (Finance) from Concordia University and a MSc in Financial Economics from the University of London. He is a CFA charter holder and is involved with the Kenneth Woods Portfolio Management Program at the John Molson School of Business since its inception in 2000.

During the past 20 years Mr. Woods has devoted the majority of his energies to numerous investment, community and charitable organizations in Vancouver and Montreal, including the KWPMP at Concordia University. Continuing to be very active in investment organizations, he has also established endowments for, in Vancouver, children’s arts programs (Arts Umbrella), the St. Paul’s Hospital Sinus Centre, and University of British Columbia Athletics. In addition, he and his wife Anne have funded the Photomedicine Institute within the Skin Care Centre at Vancouver General Hospital. Each year they are involved in and financially support a variety of other worthy causes related to education—particularly that of children— and health care. In respect to the former, they feel it is important to provide young people with chances to excel and develop their creative skills at a young age. As to the latter, all the initiatives have focused on leading-edge therapies pioneered by exceptional physicians and researchers. Both the Woods are firm believers in giving back to the community and feel fortunate that they have been given the opportunity to do so.

Mr. Woods received a BSc degree from the University of British Columbia. In 1975 he completed his MBA at Concordia. Shortly thereafter, he obtained a diploma in accountancy at McGill University and was awarded his CA designation in 1977. He was named a fellow of the Canadian Institute of Chartered Accountants in 2006. Concordia awarded Kenneth Woods an honorary doctorate in 2017. UBC has recently honoured him with a Big Block Award (athletics).

He has been involved in investment management for over 30 years.